And even the Muslim father who declared his deep faith, then did a turn around. That’s against character for me. How can a character be so focused on their faith and then chuck it when it becomes inconvenient? Kind of throws me out of the story. The narrative no longer makes sense.

It makes perfect sense if you are an atheist writing the show. That is their message to people of faith, that everyone will be happier in the end if you just put your faith on a shelf and forget about it. That’s their homily to you! The show, on false pretenses, gains access to people of faith, to preach this message to you.

It also reinforces the non-believer that those annoying people in your life who are people of faith really just need to change their attitude and everyone will get along.

I started following this series from the beginning, because I thought it had an interesting premise, and that, like “Touched by an Angel” back in the day, maybe it could be an uplifting series. However, the moving-in episode definitely bothered me. I’m behind two eps on the DVR, but I’m only THAT far from becoming a complete un-follower.

They purposely drew in the religious crowd to their show, with a catchy title, on a Sunday, to gain the stage to preach to Christians on how they should respond to homosexuality.

I feel like I’m seeing this more and more—the show starts out with a decent, non-controversial premise, the first few episodes are really kinda nice, then they “gotcha” with something that goes against your values.

That’s why I’ve learned to withhold my judgment about any new show.
And the old ones don’t get a pass, either.